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Japanese puncutation marks
What are some common Japanese punctuation marks? I'm looking for the equivalent of these marks: commas, periods, double quotation marks, underlines, and questions marks.
ex.
"The Store"
Mark went to the store.
Mark, Sally, and John went to the store.
"What do you want?" asked the clerk.
Jul 10, 2013 4:30 AM
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●"Kuten 。" is used at the end of the sentence,
●"Touten 、" is used to separate the long sentence, but there is no absolute rule, there are some principle, this is a site that explains, http://bunsyou.net/kouza1/12toten.html
●"Kagikakko「」" is used at the beginning and end of the conversation in the text. It is also used for quotation phrase, to enclose a phrase or sentence to be distinguished specially.
●"Nijukakko『』" is used for the name of book or something like that was in reference and quotation.
●"Santen reader ・・・" is used for omitted parts of the sentence and at the end of expression that does not state definitively.
●"Dash ―" is used when you want the long breath, changing with other word or add another explanation, and it is also used before beginning the monologue.
July 10, 2013
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「The Store」
Mark went to the store。
Mark、 Sally、and John went to the store。
「What do you want?」 asked the clerk。
July 10, 2013
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English, Japanese
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Japanese
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